Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Emperor's Hegemony

The sudden actions of the sergeants surprised the passers-by in front of the city gate, and they all stopped to discuss what extraordinary people were sitting in the carriage escorted by General Zuo, who was famous all over the world.

Pei Zhenzhen and Gundam did not get out of the car, and Zuo Zhantian returned the salute with his hand, and led the horse to approach step by step.

The city gate official stepped forward to greet him, and said in the face of Zuo Zhantian, "I'm sorry General Zuo, the great division has an order, and the rebels have been rampant recently, and the goods and vehicles entering the city must be strictly investigated!"

With that, he stepped forward and was about to lift the curtain. Zuo Zhantian didn't stop it, his hand hadn't touched the carriage yet, but the curtain was lifted from the inside.

Gundam showed half of his face and looked at the city gate official, and when the two looked at each other, the city gate official was about to kneel and salute, but was supported by Zuo Zhantian.

Gundam was in a high position before leaving, his status was noble, and because of his size, he was very recognizable, how could he not recognize it as a gate official of the imperial city.

Before the other soldiers could get closer, in an instant, the curtain was lowered again, and a voice came from inside, proudly saying, "General, look, do I look like a traitor?"

After this sentence, the eyes of the city gate official suddenly moistened, as if he was looking forward to what he had been looking forward to for a long time, and he replied in a trembling voice, "Definitely not!"

Another gentle word came from the carriage: "Then please don't disturb the people, general." ”

The city gate official bowed deeply to the carriage, then turned around and shouted to the approaching soldiers and onlookers, "General Zuo and his family will return to the imperial city to recuperate, and they will all disperse, and everyone will go to their own business!"

Then everyone dispersed, and the carriage was sent under his gaze and stepped into the Emperor City of Shun of the Ming Kingdom.

This matter could not be concealed from Gao Shang's gang, and not long after the three of them entered the imperial city, Gao Shang received the news.

At this moment, this vicious young man looked panicked, and kept asking the national teacher and Wang Shangshu beside him, "He is back, what should we do, what should we do?"

Wang Shangshu was also extremely nervous, but the national teacher didn't seem to care, he glanced at them with disdain, and said coldly, "What's the panic, I've found out that they don't have a superior person to help, since Gao Gao dares to come back, we will let him come back!"

The bazaars of the imperial city are very noisy, the roads are wide, the shops are lined up, and all kinds of strange cries are endless, and the sound of cars and wheels, poultry and livestock constitute a song of earthly hustle and bustle.

The bustling passers-by are also chatting and laughing, and they are full of energy. Among them, the young men and women are mostly brocade and silk, and they wear jade and hairpins.

A young man born in a small town like Pei Zhenzhen had never seen such a prosperous scene, lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked around curiously.

But such a prosperous scene always made him feel very incongruous, and this discomfort was that there was not a single child playing on the bustling street.

This is too abnormal, he was thinking about whether the education level of the imperial capital is high, and the children have gone to school. Suddenly, the cry of a middle-aged woman came from not far away.

The woman was dressed in tatters and looked crazy, and when she saw someone, she asked if she had seen her child. Most passers-by did not dislike her mess, and their faces were more sympathetic.

At this moment, five golden-armored soldiers came up, each armed with a spear, and without saying a word, they pulled her away, leaving the mad woman to struggle desperately and shout wildly.

The leading soldier inadvertently looked in their direction and was stunned. It could be seen from his expression that he must have known Zuo Zhantian, but he didn't come over to say hello, just turned around and left with a cold expression.

Zuo Zhantian didn't say a word to them, sighed lightly, and said with regret, "The strongest army of the Ming Dynasty, the 'Golden Armor Guard', has now become the lackey of those people's eagles and dogs. ”

In broad daylight, a woman was taken away by the soldiers, but it did not cause a stir in the crowd, and the people in the streets still shouted at their own business and went their own way, as if nothing had happened just now.

Inside the carriage, Pei Zhenzhen asked Gundam, "Are we going to your prince's mansion now?"

Gundam has never said a word since he entered the Shuntian Imperial City, his face was gloomy, and he replied, "No, let's go directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

He said to Pei Zhenzhen sternly, "Big brother, we may die for a lifetime, and it is against the principles of heaven for me to do it, are you really sure that you want to be with me?"

Pei Zhenzhen laughed and asked easily, "What are you going to do that goes against the principles of heaven, do you still want to seek power and usurp the throne?"

Gundam's expression froze, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, as if he had been discovered, and he was buried in his heart the most reluctant secret.

Although he didn't give a definite answer, Pei Zhenzhen had already confirmed his guess from his eyes.

He patted Gundam's shoulder again and grinned, "Since you're here, don't say it's nine deaths and one life, even if it's ten deaths and no life, I'll accompany you to the end!"

After a while, the carriage had already driven to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not as luxurious as Pei Zhenzhen imagined, but it is also very atmospheric. On the two red-lacquered pillars in front of the door, there are two plaques of 'Jane and Light Roots' and 'Honest and Honest Law'.

The doorkeeper saw them and immediately opened the door to greet them, and walked into the deep courtyard of the house, with several bamboos and a few small flowers, and the artistic conception of the two rockeries was elegant and complemented each other.

It was a very poetic courtyard, but there was a deep old roar.

"I'm out of the way! I'm going to admonish the Holy Lord and expel that demon national teacher!"

"Yes, yes, yes!

It turned out to be in a reception room, and there were more than a dozen old men with red faces and red ears, shouting vigorously.

Suddenly, the locked door of the reception room was slowly lifted by itself, and the old men's red faces suddenly turned pale, and two of them almost couldn't sit still and fell from their chairs.

The door bolt was completely opened by Pei Zhenzhen with the Imperial Technique, and Gundam led Zuo Zhantian and Pei Zhenzhen into the house in turn. After the old men saw the faces of Gundam and Zuo Zhantian, their faces gradually returned to blood.

The old man sitting on the main seat burst into tears, clasped the armrests on both sides of the chair with both hands, supported his body tremblingly, and shouted excitedly, "Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister has finally looked forward to you!"

Gundam's eyes were also a little moist, and he said with a smile, "I was far away in the Cangyun Sect, and I heard Prime Minister Huo shouting that I wanted to get out, do you think I can not come back!"

The rest of the old men also stood up and respectfully shouted, "His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Before Gundam could return the salute, Prime Minister Huo had already come to the front in broken steps, kept pinching his fat face, rubbing his spherical belly, and said distressedly, "It's all because I arranged you to be a handyman in the Cangyun Sect, which is the farthest away from the Daming Kingdom, for the sake of concealment, look at this face, does this thin belly still look like a person!"

looked at Pei Zhenzhen on the side again, and asked cautiously, "Who is this little brother?"

Gundam broke free from Prime Minister Huo's hand, took a step closer to Pei Zhenzhen, and introduced to everyone, "This is the eldest brother I made in the Cangyun Sect, a brother who was born and died, there is no need to avoid him for anything." ”

The three of them immediately took their seats, and Prime Minister Huo Cheng began to talk about the current situation, and the old voice said slowly, "Now the emperor is bewitched by demons, neglects the government all day long, ignores state affairs, and hands over the power to the second highness noble." Not only that, in the past few months, there have been cases of missing children in many places across the country, and the Second Highness not only ignored them, but also sent troops to detain those people who came to the imperial city to report to the government. ”

The other old ministers also seemed to have been greatly wronged, and cried half-deadly, "That Second Highness and the Demon National Teacher are really the heart of the tiger and wolf, and it is obvious to see!"

Gundam was silent for a moment, thinking something in his mind, and asked, "What should we do based on what you see?"

Prime Minister Huo immediately replied, "Of course it's out of the way, and I'm desperately admonishing!"

The old ministers continued to echo: "Yes, yes, yes!

Gundam was a little speechless at this answer, and asked, "Then have you stopped admonishing me in the more than a year since I left?"

Prime Minister Huo Cheng replied proudly, "Of course not, we have been admonishing every day, and we have not stopped for a day, but it has no effect." But this time it's different, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back, the emperor doesn't listen to us, how can he listen to you!"

Pei Zhen really thinks that it is no wonder that the emperor ignores state affairs, he is nagged by a group of old men every day, and no one is annoyed. I haven't dealt with these old men until now, but I am very patient.

In the face of everyone's expectations, Gundam's face is ugly, as if he is making some difficult decision.

After a while, he finally mustered up his courage and said awe-inspiringly, "I think it's useless to give such endless advice, my father has fallen too deep, and the only way now is to ......."

Before he could say that word, Pei Zhenzhen stood on the chair and shouted at everyone, "The only way now is to reverse!"

The word "anti!" was like a thunderbolt that exploded out of thin air in the crowd, and in an instant, the old ministers, who looked half-dead just now, suddenly became more vigorous and energetic, and each one was more energetic than the other.

They all pointed at him and scolded, "You traitor, do you know what you say?"

Prime Minister Huo Cheng even directly ordered Zuo Zhantian, and said hoarsely, "General Zuo, quickly take down this traitor and correct the law on the spot, so as to set an example!"

Gundam stared at Pei Zhenzhen with a dumbfounded face, this sentence was what he thought in his heart, but before he could say it, he was shouted out by Pei Zhenzhen first.

Pei Zhenzhen looked at Gundam but had a smile on his face, and when there was a noise around him, he whispered to him, "I have nothing to do with Da Mingguo and your father, I will be the villain, and I will carry the black cauldron!"

Hearing Prime Minister Huo Cheng's order, Zuo Zhantian didn't get up, he looked at Pei Zhenzhen calmly, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"That's enough!"

Pei Zhenzhen shouted so loudly that everyone present stopped talking, and for a while, a needle drop could be heard in the living room.

He had a very indebted rogue expression, and said with a wicked smile, "It's useless for you to kill me now, no one can guarantee that today's incident will not be spread, and when the time comes, the Second Highness and the Great Master will also label you as a rebel and thief." ”

An old man was angry and retorted, "You said this alone, and it has nothing to do with all of us!"

This sentence hit his heart, and he smiled proudly, "It is said that there is no excuse for the crime of wanting to add, not to mention that you are with me, a traitor, he has wanted to get rid of you for a long time, so you have to rebel now, and if you don't, you have to rebel!"

He deliberately pointed at Gundam with an evil expression, and said fiercely, "Including you, His Royal Highness the Prince, you must also be a big rebel thief!"

What he said was not a strong word, and no one could guarantee that tonight's events would not get out, and the old men were all boiling again.

After a while, an old man got up and shouted, "I'm going to go and breathe, so that it can be easier." ”

As soon as the old man arrived at the door, he was stopped by Zuo Zhantian, and he said awe-inspiringly, "Before coming in, I and this Brother Pei have cleaned up all the eyes and ears of the noble deployment, and sent my cronies to guard nearby, but in case there are spies among you, no one can leave this room before the court tomorrow!"

He walked up to Gundam with a cloudy face again, and said in a cold voice, "His Royal Highness the Prince, if you want to do great things, don't be informal!"